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Research & Innovation

Programs funding scientific and applied research

This is a proposal, not law.This reflects the President's FY2027 budget proposal. Congress has not acted on these appropriations.

10
Programs affected
$14.0B
Total proposed cuts
reductionBudget PDF p. 28

NIH

National Institutes of Health

$5.0B
11.0% cut

22,000+ NIH-funded researchers; 300,000+ research personnel nationwide; patients benefiting from biomedical research

reduction Alabama impactBudget PDF p. 74

NASA Science

NASA Science Division (40+ Missions Terminated)

$3.4B
47.0% cut

Astrophysics (Chandra, Fermi terminated); planetary science (Mars Sample Return cancelled); Earth science; heliophysics

elimination Alabama impactBudget PDF p. 22

EERE Programs

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office (Abolished)

$2.0B
65.0% cut

Weatherization Assistance Program (~35,000 low-income households/yr); renewable energy researchers; state energy offices

reductionBudget PDF p. 23

Office of Science

DOE Office of Science

$1.1B
15.0% cut

22,000 researchers at 300+ institutions; 17 national laboratories; basic physics research

reductionBudget PDF p. 15

NIST

National Institute of Standards and Technology

$993M
45.0% cut

Manufacturing Extension Partnership centers in all 50 states (~33,000 manufacturers served annually); standards researchers

reduction Alabama impactBudget PDF p. 10

NIFA Formula Grants

National Institute of Food and Agriculture Formula Grants

$510M
75.0% cut

Land-grant universities in all 50 states; Cooperative Extension offices in ~3,000 U.S. counties; agricultural researchers

reduction Alabama impactBudget PDF p. 71

R&D

EPA Research and Development Programs

$400M
60.0% cut

EPA research staff; environmental health studies

reductionBudget PDF p. 74

Space Technology

Space Technology R&D (DRACO Nuclear Propulsion Cancelled)

$297M
30.0% cut

In-space propulsion researchers; commercial space technology partners

reductionBudget PDF p. 23

ARPA-E

Advanced Research Projects Agency — Energy

$150M
50.0% cut

Early-stage energy innovators; 129+ startup companies spawned; $10B+ in private follow-on investment

reductionBudget PDF p. 29

AHRQ

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

$129M
37.0% cut

Hospital patient safety programs; healthcare quality researchers; 6,000 hospitals using AHRQ tools